I'm back.

Sorry for the huge lapse in blog posts guys. All the time I've spent at MBSC interning / weekend time I've spent personal training left me wanting to do non fitness related things while I'm at home. My training didnt slow down at all, just my will to write about it.

Now that I have all the free time in the world to write about my fitness adventures you're all in for a treat. I'm currently prepping for New Hampsire's Strongest Man. This means a few things for my training. My powerlifting training isnt changing much but I get to throw in lots of strongman-esque movements as conditioning. Also, I'm trying to eat my way up to 175lbs by Sept 22nd (I weighed in at 146 at USAPL NJ States). I'm currently up to about 160 and I feel strong as a damn ox even though I'm developing a sweet powerlifter gut.

Below are my workouts from the past 2 days:

8/27/12

Squat: 5x45, 5x135, 3x185, 1x225, 1x275, 1x315, 1x345, 1x360 (miss)

Cambered Bar Military / TRX Row

5x85x5 / BW x 10

Cambered Bar GM / RDL

3x95x8 / 185+60lbs chains

8/28/12

Bench: 5x45, 3x135, 1x165, 1x185, 1x200

Low Pin Press: 4x145x2

Cambered Bar RFE: 4x135x8 each leg

KB Swing: 3x10x80

Chin Ups: 3xBWx6

Sled pushes/Drags (~20 yards): 360, 450, 540, 740

I've been doing a TON of unstable work via the cambered bar/chains/etc. Below is a video of my RFE's:

 



The cambered bar may be my new favorite training tool. It adds a huge layer of instability to any lift and, more importantly, helps you get a lot more out of less weight.

Also, here's a video of me pushing 14 plates and my girlfriend on a sled:

 

#prowlerflu. There's gonna be more where all of this came from. Until next time.

Juggernaut Rep Test Week-8s wave

Hi everyone-sorry its been awhile since I've posted! So this past week I did my rep test week for the 8s wave of the Juggernaut program. Things have been going well with training and dieting. I'm at 110-111 lbs and need to get down to 105 for the meet in October. Should be pretty easy to do. Here are my numbers from rep test week:

Military Press: 35 for 12
Squat: 110 for 10
Bench: 60 for 2, then 55 for 2
Deadlift: 115 for 6

Overall it was a pretty good week. I was pumped about my squat, seeing as my current PR is 125. Deadlift i was a little disappointed-I definitely could have done at least 10 but the bar was slipping out of my hands so I put it down after 6. Bench was also not my best but 60 for 2 is still pretty good since my PR is 65. Here is a video of my deadlift:




I've also been doing conditioning workouts with Steve once a week. These have been brutal so far, but I always feel great after them. They usually consist of things like ropes, bike sprints, shoulder stabilization exercises, core work, and more. Here is a video from the last workout we did. These are split squats with a bar and kettlebells. The kettlebells hang from the bar on bands, which provides instability. These are rough! My legs were dead the next day.



So this week coming up is my deload week and then I start the 5s wave. So stay tuned! Only 2 months until my first meet! Its crunch time :)

NJ States Write Up

Hey guys,

     Sorry it took me a couple days to write this up, I was waiting to get the videos of my lifts. So here's how my meet went:


Squat: 

Warm ups felt good, everything was going well. I knew this lift was gonna go pretty well

1st attempt: 314, felt kinda shaky from my nerves but I got 3 whites easily
2nd attempt: 341, this one was a grinder but I still got 3 whites
3rd attempt: 347, should have went higher. This was easier than my 2nd attempt. 18lb USAPL PR for me though so I'm not complaining.


Unfortunately I dont have any videos from my squats


Bench:

Going into the bench I felt decent. I used a lot of steam on the squats so I tried to get some energy by drinking a bunch of caffeine and eating a ton of candy.

1st attempt: 175, smoked. 3 whites.
2nd attempt: 193, still felt good. Some doucher judge tried to call me on touching too low but I got it 2 to 1
3rd attempt: 198, Felt light in my hands but I got out of my groove and couldnt get it. 3 reds


After this I was feeling really dead. My legs felt like jell-o during my deadlift warm ups but I tried to will myself into thinking I was ready

Deadlift:
1st attempt: 397, felt how 397 always feels. 3 whites
2nd attempt: 424, felt fast off the ground but stalled out at my knees and I couldn't get my hips through. 3 reds
3rd attempt: Same thing


Overall I went 347, 193, 397 for a shitty 937 total. Not near where I wanted to be but unfortunately I have been working very long hours and not getting nearly enough sleep. I went into this meet feeling absolutely exhausted and it shows. I still won my weight class and I'm pretty sure I had the biggest raw total of the morning session so I can't complain. 

Below are some videos from my bench and deadlift:


https://www.dropbox.com/s/b4nn7s1juok52pk/2012-08-11%2011.25.18.mov

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ao36pwogh89tmgr/2012-08-11%2011.44.06.mov

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0jd97cjrja7fef1/2012-08-11%2012.01.02.mov

https://www.dropbox.com/s/86focvcvjgcgkzp/2012-08-11%2013.07.07.mov

https://www.dropbox.com/s/iel33qwi2hnnzr8/2012-08-11%2013.21.11.mov




Thanks so much to everyone who has supported me. Next stop is trying to gain 30lbs and competing at New Hampshires Strongest man. See you all back on the platform.

 

Chrissy: Juggernaut Rep Test Week

Hi everyone! So this past week was my rep test week. Monday was squats, Wednesday military press, Friday bench and deadlift, and today (Sunday) I did a cardio workout. Here are my results:

Squat:
20x85

Military Press:
25x20

Bench:
20x45

Deadlift:
20x85

So this brings my estimated maxes to 165 squat, 62.5 military, 110 bench, and 170 deadlift. Beeeeast.

My workout today was:

50 Jump Rope
30 sec ropes (alt and slams)
Farmers Walk
25 Band Pull-Aparts
Monster Walk
30 Steering Wheel
15 KB Swings
Tabata Bike

I repeated that 4 times, then died. My VO2 is sooooo bad. I have the worst cardio endurance, but I'm working on it! I start my 8s wave this week, so thats coming up! I'll leave you with a video of my deadlifts!